UKFP 2025 Application Timeline

03 – 25 July 2024 (12:00 midday BST)
Applicants who are required to apply via the Eligibility route must complete and submit an Eligibility application form on Oriel. Information about the eligibility criteria and a timeline for the Eligibility application process can be found on the Eligibility Applications page.

If you are a UK medical student expecting to qualify by 05 August 2025, OR you qualified from a UK medical school on or after 06 August 2023, you do not need to submit an Eligibility application.

Guidance and forms to support the 2025 application process will be published to applicants.

17 September 2024 (09:00 BST)
Registration opens on the Oriel application system for applicants. Registration emails will be sent to nominated applicants from UK medical schools at 09:00 (BST). Applicants should note that this email may take some time to appear in their inbox.

25 September 2024
The national application window for FP and FPP programmes opens on 25 September and closes 09 October 2024 (12:00 midday BST). Applications for the 2-year Foundation Programme and Foundation Priority Programme must be submitted during this window.

Applications for pre-allocation must also be submitted on Oriel between 25 September – 09 October 2024 (12:00 midday BST).

09 October 2024 (12:00 midday BST) The national application window for FP and FPP closes at 12:00 midday BST on 09 October 2024.

Applications for pre-allocation must also be submitted on Oriel by 09 October 2024 (12:00 midday BST).

Late applications will not be accepted. Applications can only be submitted on Oriel and through the 2025 FP vacancy. There are no other alternative routes for applications to be submitted. Applicants who do not submit their application on Oriel by the national deadline of 09 October 2024 (12:00 midday BST) will not be granted an extension to do so, under any circumstances (this includes partially completed applications).

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05 December 2024 (previously published as 28 November)

Pre-allocation application outcomes released to applicants.

20 January 2025 (12:00 midday GMT)

Deadline for applicants to preference Foundation Priority Programmes (FPP) OR to completely withdraw FPP application on Oriel.

22 January 2025

Round 1 – FPP offers released (applicants have 48 hours to accept/reject offer).

27 January 2025

Round 2 – FPP offers released (applicants have 48 hours to accept/reject offer).

29 January 2025

Round 3 – FPP offers released (applicants have 48 hours to accept/reject offer).

03 February 2025

Round 4 – FPP offers released (applicants have 48 hours to accept/reject offer).

06 February 2025 (12:00 midday GMT) (previously published as 12 February)

Deadline for applicants to withdraw from the pre-allocation process. Applicants must refer to the withdrawal process within the pre-allocation guidance and submit a withdrawal form by this deadline.

12 February 2025 (12:00 midday GMT)

Deadline for applicants to rank and amend Foundation School preferences for the main Foundation Programme on Oriel.

27 February 2025

Allocation to a Foundation School takes place.

The four nation Statutory Education Bodies (SEBs) have confirmed that all eligible applicants in the application process will be allocated a place on the 2025 UK Foundation Programme.

Further guidance about the allocation process is available here.

27 February – 13 March 2025 (12:00 midday GMT)

Group preferencing window opens in Oriel (two-stage process) – applies to foundation schools in England, Scotland and Wales.

Applicants allocated to foundation schools in England, Scotland and Wales are required to preference groups in order of choice.

27 February – 31 March 2025 (12:00 midday BST)

Programme preferencing window opens in Oriel (one-stage process) – applies only to Northern Ireland Foundation School.

Applicants allocated to the Northern Ireland Foundation School are required to preference programmes in order of choice.

20 March 2025

Group match results released in Oriel – applies to foundation schools in England, Scotland and Wales.

20 – 31 March 2025 (12:00 midday BST)

Programme preferencing window opens in Oriel (two-stage process) – applies to foundation schools in England, Scotland and Wales.

Applicants allocated to foundation schools in England, Scotland and Wales are required to preference the programmes in their matched group, in order of choice.

10 April 2025

Programme match released to applicants in Oriel – applies to all foundation schools.

10 April onwards

Applicant information released to employers via foundation schools and the Oriel system

01 May 2025 onwards

Applicants must begin provisional GMC registration application process (if not already started)

May 2025 onwards

Further group/programme matches will take place via local Foundation Schools from May onwards.

11 June 2024 (12:00 midday BST)

Reference submission window in Oriel closes